Black Magic
Overview
Although about top Aboriginal sportsmen, BLACK MAGIC is more than a film about sport. It is an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west to advance their people's standing. Denied access to other areas of social life like most Aboriginal communities at the time, the Noongars, from as early as 1920, channelled the natural talent of their young people into the arena of competitive sport, notably running, boxing and football. Competitive sport, as filmmaker Paul Roberts notes, is 'an open gate, a universal rite of passage, an opportunity to achieve recognition and acceptance.'
Release date
01/07/1988
Votes
1
Popularity
1.3
Merlene Mead
Presenter
Stephen Michael
Self
Charles Kickett
Self
Glen Colbung
Self
Eric Hayward
Self
Angus Wallam
Self
Aden Eades
Self
Eugene Eades
Self
Hec Strempel
Self
Ted Kilmurray
Self
Graham 'Polly' Farmer
Self
Olivia Roberts
Self
Bimbo Kelly
Self
Izacc Penny
Self
Peter Farmer
Self
Les Eades
Self
Clarrie Kickett
Self
Syd Jackson
Self
Andy Nebro
Self
Eric Krakouer
Self
Newton Kickett
Self
Jeanette Kickett
Self
Daryl Kickett
Self
Original Soundtrack
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Such Is Life - The Troubled Times Of Ben Cousins
Year of the Dogs
Fighting Fury
The Galahs
The Ripple Effect
Fair Game
Heaven & Hell
Heathens
The Final Quarter
Fight for the Right: The Story of the AFLPA
The Kids
The Lost Season
Richmond: The Lost Years
The Chosen Few: The Life of an AFL Coach
Golden Goals
Richmond: The Fighting Fury
Three Boys Dreaming
Keeping North South
3 of a Kind
From Boys to Giants